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Quill Prose Award
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-11-30
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Red Hen Press
- Deadline
- 30 November 2026
- Where
- Pasadena, United States
- Compensation
- $1,000 cash prize + publication
- Disciplines
- Prose, Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Hybrid
About this opportunity
The Quill Prose Award, hosted by Red Hen Press, is an annual competition offering a $1,000 cash prize and publication for a full-length manuscript of prose by a queer writer. Submissions must be at least 150 pages and submitted via the online system with a $10 entry fee by November 30, 2026.
Who can apply
- Open to queer writers submitting a manuscript of at least 150 pages (story or essay collection, novel, memoir, or hybrid work of prose).
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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